Comparison

Boxing Round Timer vs Glovework

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Boxing Round Timer

This interval timer is designed for boxing and other exercises, offering a simple interface for easy setup. Customize round numbers, round duration, and interval times to suit your workout needs. It automatically pauses for calls or other apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds (1-15 or infinity)
  • Adjustable round and interval times
  • Automatic pause for calls/other apps
  • Simple and intuitive user interface
  • Suitable for boxing and various exercises
Features
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A round timer for boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, HIIT and Tabata training. Huge, high-contrast digits let you read the remaining time from across the gym. FEATURES • Your music keeps playing Use it with Apple Music or Spotify running. The gong is mixed over your music instead of interrupting it. • A real gong Recorded from an actual gong, not a synthesised beep. • A warning before the bell A sound marks the last 10 or 30 seconds of a round. You can turn it off. • The screen changes colour during rest Tell work from rest at a glance, without reading the numbers. • The screen stays awake Auto-lock is disabled while the timer runs, so you can leave the phone on the floor. • Vibration Get the cue without sound. Switch it on or off. SETTINGS • Round time: 30 seconds, or 1 to 10 minutes • Rest: 0 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 to 150 seconds, or 3 to 10 minutes • Rounds: 1 to 15, or unlimited TIPS • Wearing gloves? You can tap START with your tongue. • If the sounds are too quiet, check the ringer volume in Settings > Sounds & Haptics. NOTE • The timer does not advance while you are in another app. It resumes where it left off when you come back.

About

Glovework

Features
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Glovework is a boxing round timer and punch counter for Apple Watch, made for shadow boxing, mitt rounds and heavy bag work. A brass bell opens each round and the watch counts the punches thrown with the hand wearing it. Set your rounds, put the watch on your lead or rear hand and start. A bell opens each round, a clapper marks the last 10 seconds, and the rest counts down on your wrist. While you work, the watch counts the punches thrown with that hand, times them and estimates your peak wrist speed. Every number carries a stamp. Estimated means it comes from the watch's motion sensors; How we measure shows the expected error and our bench results as they land. Measured is used only for numbers that have passed our video test, and for heart rate from Apple Watch. Glovework never claims punch force. Free, and complete for training - Rounds, rests, bells and haptics - Punch count and pace for every round - Peak wrist speed, and whether your speed held steady or faded across rounds - Snap time and a Punch Score - Heart rate, saved to Health as a Boxing workout - Combo drill: checks the punches of a combination thrown with your watch hand - Reaction drill: times how fast you answer a buzz on your wrist - Record yourself: prop the phone up, start rounds from the strip, and the numbers from your watch are written onto the clip when you save Glovework Pro, one purchase Pro adds your full session history (free shows the last 30 days), Game Center boards and gym challenge codes, the square 1:1 share card, CSV export, and watch complications that show your last session and the live round. It is a single one-time purchase with Family Sharing, not a subscription. Everything above stays free, including the boxing measurements. No watch yet? Try a sample session on iPhone to see the session screens, the charts and the share card. Only the hand wearing the watch is counted. Glovework is made for shadowboxing, mitt work and bag rounds with gloves and wraps on. Never hit anything with the watch exposed. No ads. More sports are on the way.

Screenshots

Boxing Round Timer4 screens
Glovework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxing Round Timer at none against Glovework's 1. Boxing Round Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). Glovework's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Glovework sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boxing Round Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, Glovework every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boxing Round Timer versus Glovework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxing Round TimerGlovework
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamagori88Hemal Modi

Bugs and requests

Boxing Round Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound stopped working
  • Timer stops when phone is locked or app is in background
  • Crashes after iOS 9 update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add 45 second rest time option
  • Distinguish rest rounds with visual cue
  • Add countdown before first round
  • Allow locking screen without pausing timer
  • Increase volume/customizable sound

Glovework

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boxing Round Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Glovework

One-time1
  • Glovework Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Boxing Round Timer free?
Boxing Round Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glovework free?
Glovework is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boxing Round Timer or Glovework have ads?
Boxing Round Timer shows ads; Glovework does not.
Which is updated more often, Boxing Round Timer or Glovework?
Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Glovework every 3 days. Most recently, Boxing Round Timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Glovework on October 29, 2026.

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